House and Garden 
FORMING STANDARD SHRUBS 
^TANDARD shrubs are not to the 
^ liking of everyone. Their artifi¬ 
cial appearance sometimes jars those 
who believe nature should be allowed 
full sway with such growths. For all 
this, there is a great call for these 
standards, and the demand will continue 
for there are positions where the use of 
standards is much in place, just as much 
so as are flowering pot plants in our 
conservatories and dwellings. 
In the case of shrubs, it is the best 
plan to cut to the ground some strong 
plants in early spring, and then select 
for the standard the strongest shoot of 
each cut down plant. With many 
shrubs no stake will be required to 
insure a straight growth. Very often 
it is the best way to let the shoot grow 
at will without pruning for the first 
season, topping it at the required height 
the spring following. At the same time 
the shoots should be cut off from the 
stem from the ground to near the top 
where the head is looked for. 
Wistarias are beautiful objects when 
in standard form. Although a vine, 
the wistaria shoots become as tough as 
desired in time, quite able to sustain a 
head of branches and flowers. Any 
young one-year-old flexible shoot may 
be tied to a stake and in a few years 
will be stiff" enough to sustain a head. 
And as in the case of shrubs, a strong 
plant can be cut down, and its young 
shoot tied to a stake as it grows. Wis¬ 
tarias are greatly appreciated when in 
standard form; they are then practically 
a weeping shrub; and everyone knows 
how much they are appreciated when 
in blossom. 
There is yet ample time this season to 
take in hand many^of the shrubs and 
vines desirable for the formation of 
standards. — Florists’ Exchange. 
LUTHER BURBANK 
The Wizard of Fruits and Flowers 
T U FHER BURBANK has attracted 
a vast amount of attention be¬ 
cause he has attempted, and to a consid¬ 
erable extent succeeded, in doing some¬ 
thing quite novel, at least in this country. 
He is breeding up plant, fruit and vege¬ 
table life. He is the godfather of the 
sugar prune, a giant in comparison to 
its ancestor, the French prune, of which 
California produced 150,000,000 pounds 
of the dried product in a year. The 
Bath-room comfort 
'‘Cleanliness is next 
to godliness,” but re¬ 
quires a well-warmed 
bath-room for its full 
enjoyment, for only 
the hardiest men or 
women can bathe in a 
cold bath-room with¬ 
out endangering health. 
make the bath-room comfortable, 
healthful, and inviting—give to the 
whole house a Florida-like climate. 
Bathing in a bath-room warmed by 
an AMERICAN Radiator is a pleasure—not a punishment. 
DEAL 
Boilers 
In IDEAL Boilers you can use any kind of coal-slack 
or screenings—wood, coke, gas, oil —anything that will 
burn. These outfits for Hot-Water or Low-Pressure 
Steam heating save so much in coal and cleaning, in time 
and temper, that they soon pay for themselves. 
The house is changed into a home, the family health 
is protected. As the outfit will not rust out or wear out, 
you get your money back if you sell your property, or 10 % 
to 15 % increased rental. Money put into these outfits is 
therefore an investment, not an expense. 
Quickly put into OLD buildings, cottages, houses, stores, schools, 
churches, etc. — on FARM or in town, without tearing floors or 
walls or disturbing occupants. Prices now usually rule the lowest of 
the year—and in these less hurried months you get the services of the 
quickest, most skillful fitters. Don’t put it off! Write us kind of build¬ 
ing you wish to heat. Sales Offices and Warehouses in all principal 
cities of America and Europe. Valuable catalog sent free. 
ADVANTAGE 13; The joints 
of an IDEAL Boiler do not 
come in contact with the fire 
—nor will they rust. Hence, 
an IDEAL Boiler outlasts the 
building—yet because built in 
sections it is easily increased 
or decreased in size ifbuilding 
is later altered. 
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